Dear Miles, Hailey and Jason,  On behalf of the good people of St. Michael, I welcome you into our spiritual family and thank you for becoming our members today. We thank God for this wonderful day and we glorify his most holy name for granting you all a safe drive to our Parish. Indeed, we  Read more …

God? Meaning of Life? Many Americans don’t seek them in church anymore. Many congregations are dwindling exponentially from within. These are folks who were active in their faith but for some reason stopped coming to church. One person shared questions with me like: Does God want me back?; I was a believer but fell away;  Read more …

“Rise and Come forward”.  Jesus spoke these words to a man He had singled out in a synagogue almost 2019 years ago.  For us, these words also express our mission and our faith.  Our passion is for people.  For many, life-changing treasures in the Church have remained “buried”.  The Scriptures, the sacraments, the lives of  Read more …

“O God, put away from us all hurtful things…” (collect of the day) Because of COVID 19, Anita canceled her wedding…. Jack missed his daughter’s graduation… Albert and Anna did not have funeral services for their mother…Our diocese rescheduled the synod…Our parish rescheduled Miles baptism over and over…Frederick county canceled the fair….and the list goes  Read more …

We’ve all been (and still) through the wringer with the COVID19 virus and responses. But, as long as there’s life, there’s hope. In good times and bad, the mission of Jesus of healing hurting people and a broken world go on. What are the broad areas that our church today needs to keep in mind  Read more …

“Dust you are, and to dust you shall return,” Today, we begin the time of Lent.  One of the wonderful things about the Lenten season is a sense of being in process.  Lent is our springtime of new growth and renewed life.  Lent is the season to realize that God is continually creating; that God’s  Read more …

My Dearly Beloved in Christ, “In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways… In these last days, He has spoken to us through the Son.” — Hebrews 1:1-2 With deep joy and gratitude, I extend to you my prayerful best wishes for a holy, blessed Christmas 2019 and Happy New Year 2020. During this  Read more …

Do you have a cross on you, at home, in your office or your car? Why? The cross is one of the earliest and most widely used Christian symbols.  In the broadest sense, a cross symbolizes the religion of Christianity.  More specifically, it represents and memorializes Christ’s death. The Cross means many things to many  Read more …

Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me, said the blind man.  Look at my misery, abandon me not, and reject me not. You are my only hope in this hopeless place.  This is the meaning of the plea a blind man made as Jesus entered into Jericho. This cry of abandonment captures the experience  Read more …

Riches and worldly concerns make us forgetful of the past, confused in the present and uncertain about the future. Namely, they cause us to lose sight of the three pillars on which our life is founded. This is the essential of this weekly reflection. The parable of the sower (Mt 13) helps us to understand  Read more …